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7.5high

CVE-2017-9735

Jetty vulnerable to exposure of sensitive information due to observable discrepancy

Also known as GHSA-wfcc-pff6-rgc5

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.6%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known

Jetty through 9.4.x is prone to a timing channel in util/security/Password.java, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by observing elapsed times before rejection of incorrect passwords.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
>=9.4.0, <9.4.6.v20170531
>=9.3.0, <9.3.20.v20170531
<9.2.22.v20170606
9.4.6.v20170531
9.3.20.v20170531
9.2.22.v20170606

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/99104 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar. · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apach · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.ap · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hado · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.h · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /864631 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oracle.com //security-alerts/cpujul2021.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9735 · advisory
  • github.com /eclipse/jetty.project/commit/042f325f1cd6e7891d72c7e668f5947b5457dc02 · web
  • github.com /eclipse/jetty.project · package
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.a · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559@%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache. · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a@%3Ccommon-issues.had · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apac · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.ap · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20170826163336/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104 · web

Sources

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